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DonandBonnie · 11-19-2014, 06:32 AM

Last night the temp in South Carolina dropped to the upper 20's. Our water hose froze. Accu-weather said that temps should rise as soon as the sun came out, so I didn't bother to bring in the hose. Before the freeze last evening we turned the water off at the hydrant and opened a tap inside to relieve the pressure. This morning as the temps began to rise we opened the hydrant and opened a faucet and waited. It was about an hour from the start with a slow drip to a full flow of water. The caution is that if you flush the toilet before restoring full pressure the valve won't seat and water will fill the bowl. A few flushes prevented overflow.

This worked for us in this situation. If it was any colder or the morning temps weren't going to quickly rise we would have removed the hose and moved it inside for the night.

11-19-2014, 06:32 AM	#1
DonandBonnie Montana Master Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Madison Posts: 1,239 M.O.C. #5906	Tale of the frozen water hose. Last night the temp in South Carolina dropped to the upper 20's. Our water hose froze. Accu-weather said that temps should rise as soon as the sun came out, so I didn't bother to bring in the hose. Before the freeze last evening we turned the water off at the hydrant and opened a tap inside to relieve the pressure. This morning as the temps began to rise we opened the hydrant and opened a faucet and waited. It was about an hour from the start with a slow drip to a full flow of water. The caution is that if you flush the toilet before restoring full pressure the valve won't seat and water will fill the bowl. A few flushes prevented overflow. This worked for us in this situation. If it was any colder or the morning temps weren't going to quickly rise we would have removed the hose and moved it inside for the night.